I'm sure there is a collective sigh of relief that FL will stay around! Rhonda
Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584| http://library.lmu.edu "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." --Monty Python -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:52 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] FW: Re: Filmakers Library acquired by Alexander Street Press Thanks, Sue I get nervous easily these days. I like Alexander Street Press, generally, and think they'll do right by you...IF, as I am reassured, they will offer streaming of single-titles, rather than requiring the purchase of whole collections or sub-collections. I'll be curious to see what the pricing structure is. Best to all my FL friends, Gary Handman > Hi Gary, > Just to set your mind further at ease Filmakers Library will be > continuing to acquire quality films as we have for the last 40 > years. The staff here, Linda Gottesman and Andrea Traubner and I > will remain and continue acquisition with the encouragement of ASP. > Now we can offer filmmakers the added benefit of streaming their > works as well as DVD sales., > Sue E. Oscar > Filmakers Library > 124 East 40th St > New York, NY 10016 > Tel: 212-808-4980 > Fax: 212 808-4983 > e-mail: i...@filmakers.com > web: www.filmakers.com > > > > > On Jan 23, 2011, at 3:59 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: > > Fabulous! Thanks, Eileen, for the clarification. I'm forwarding > this on > to the list, per your request. > > Makes me breath a bit easier! I'm still curious about the future of FL > new acquisitions. Will ASP be taking this over, or just the backlist? > > Best, > > Gary > > > >> Hi, Gary- >> >> >> >> I thought this should get an immediate reply, and as it's the >> weekend and >> the editors won't see it until Monday, let me send just this >> quickly. I'm >> not on the listserv, so I can't post. >> >> >> >> I wonder if someone can hop on to explain that the Filmakers Library >> titles >> aren't going to be on a streamed-only model. The videos will >> continue to >> be >> available, title by title, as DVDs. No change there. We're also >> working >> on model for streaming individual titles. Filmakers Library is now >> part >> of >> Alexander Street Press, but it's there and it's not disappearing, the >> Filmakers Library staff are still doing their splendid work with >> community >> of film makers, as before. You ask about the future. We'll be, as >> you >> say, >> "scouting for new titles." We expect Filmakers Library to continue to >> grow. >> >> >> >> Eileen Lawrence >> >> Alexander Street Press >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> >> Date: Jan 22, 2011 2:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Filmakers Library acquired by Alexander Street >> Press >> To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> >> >> Wow >> >> This is not particularly wonderful news, in my book. I admire ASP, >> but >> the business model they've established for video doesn't make my heart >> sing. There are lots of reasons why streamed-only content doesn't >> work >> well in academic library contexts, and the model whereby single >> titles are >> not available for purchase and licensing is really a serious >> problem as >> well. Also, I'm wondering what the future of Filmakers Library new >> acquisitions is going to be: Is ASP simply buying the FL backlist, or >> will they actively be scouting for new titles... >> >> Lots of questions. >> >> gary handman >> >> >> >>> I understand that this was announced at ALA MidWinter last week, but >>> didn't see anything posted about it here. I've been off the list >>> for a >>> while, so apologies is this has already been posted or discussed >>> here. >>> >>> Information Today, Inc. had an article on Thursday about Alexander >>> Street >>> Press's acquisition of Filmakers Library and new directions the >>> company >>> is >>> taking the collection. Read it here: >>> >>> >> http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Streaming-Video-and- >> Music-Develop >> ments-at-Alexander-Street-Press-73341.asp >>> >>> -- >>> deg farrelly, Full Librarian >>> Mail Code 1006 >>> Arizona State University >>> P.O. Box 871006 >>> Tempe, AZ 85287 >>> Phone: 480.965.1403 >>> Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu >>> >>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, >>> acquisition,bibliographic >>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video >>> formats in >>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will >>> serve >>> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a >>> channel >>> of >>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >>> producers and distributors. >>> >> >> >> >> Gary Handman >> Director >> Media Resources Center >> Moffitt Library >> UC Berkeley >> >> 510-643-8566 >> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu >> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC >> >> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." >> --Francois Truffaut >> >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues >> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, >> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries >> and >> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an >> effective >> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication >> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and >> distributors. >> >> > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current > and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It > is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for > video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
